Raising standards across the board in European football.

Introduced in 2009, UEFA's concept of financial fair play has helped to drastically reduce club losses over the last decade.

UEFA's rule aims to encourage the local training of young players, and increase the openness and fairness of European competitions.

UEFA is recognised as one of the world's leading team-sport organisations in the fight against doping.

The role of medicine and the team doctor in football has become crucial in the modern-day game – with UEFA making its own vital contribution to the area of football medicine, injuries and sports science.

Refereeing must develop constantly to meet the demands of the modern-day game, and UEFA's refereeing activities have kept pace.

UEFA's stadium team covers a wide variety of areas, including the ground, the pitch and supporting technological innovations.

UEFA works with its partners to ensure safe, secure and welcoming conditions for all football matches hosted across Europe.

UEFA has enacted a number of measures, including a betting fraud detection system and an education programme, to combat the risk of match-fixing.